Mythology - The 12 gods and godesses detailed definition -> greek + roman names Flashcards

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Lord of the sky, the rain god, the cloud gatherer

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Zeus/Jupiter

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Ruler of the sea, Zeus brother, husband of Amphitrite who is the grand daughter of titan

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Poseidon/Neptune

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Zeus’s wife and sister

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Hera/Juno

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Third brother among the Olympians, rule over dead, god of wealth, god of the underworld

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Hades/Pluto

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Daughter of Zeus, goddess of the city, protector of civilized life, battle goddess

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Pallas Athena/Minerva

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Son of Zeus and Leto, the most greek of all gods, god of light, god of truth

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Phoebus Apollo

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Apollo’s twin sister, daughter of Zeus and Leto, one of the tree maiden goddesses

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Artemis/Diana

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Goddess of love and beauty, born from foam of the sea, daughter of Zeus and Dione

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Aphrodite/Venus

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Son of Zeus and Maia, Zeus’s messenger, god of commerce and the market, protector of traders

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Hermes/Mercury

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God of war, son of Zeus and Hera, the lover of Aphrodite,

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Ares/Mars

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God of fire, son of Zeus and Hera, Ugly and lame, Aphrodite’s Husband

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Hephaestus/Vulcan

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Zeus’s sister, a virgin goddess, goddess of hearth, every meal end and begins with an offer to her, takes care and protects new born children

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Hestia/Vesta

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Father of Zeus, Hades, Poseidon

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Cronos/Kronos/Saturn

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